Side events

Additional side events, updates, and changes will be posted as they become available.

NGO representatives are encouraged to RSVP well in advance for side events on UN premises. NB please note that your RSVP request needs to be confirmed by the event organizer, because seating is limited!

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice

SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT: Delivering Justice

05 March 1:15 – 2:45 pm
The Ford Foundation

Invitation only

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), International Federation of Women Lawyers

The Human Rights Universal Periodic Review and Violence against Women and Girls

05 Mar, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71)

Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org Thank you for your interest in our side event . Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.

Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org Thank you for your interest to the side event of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice. Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

Partnerships to address violence against women: Parliamentary caucuses as a platform

06 Mar, 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71)

Contact: ny-office[at]mail.ipu.org

Thursday, 7 March 2013

Canada, Medical Women's International Association

Women doctors and role of the health system in the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls

Ticket Pickup:
For those registered, tickets for this event can be picked up in the GA Hall two hours before the meeting, i.e. from 11am to 1pm, on Thursday 7 March. Observers and guests cannot attend the event without the ticket.

Contact: chetpon.changcharoen[at]one.un.org If you would like to reserve a ticket for this side event please write to: chetpon.changcharoen[at]one.un.org
Tickets will be issued on a first come basis.

Ticket Pickup:
Those who have confirmed reserved tickets may pick them up at the following time/place only:
When: 8 March, between 10am and 1pm
Where: GA Lobby ticket tables – please look for the sign at one of the four ticket tables marked with the event title ‘Why do men use violence and how do we stop it? New evidence on men’s use of violence against women and girls and its uses for enhanced prevention’

Break the Silence, Join Hands: Multi sectoral approach to Prevent and Respond to Violance against Women and Girls: Experience of the United Republic of Tanzania : Zanzibar as a Case Study

11 Mar, 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71)

Contact: kijamaduhu[at]gmail.com Dear CSW participants: Please note that we have received wide interest in the Tanzania side event. - We will distribute the side event tickets (SETs) on a first come serve basis, so please plan on arriving early
- We will grant access to no more than two representatives from each organization
- Each organization will be given a maximum of 2 tickets to allow wide participation from various places
Please note that you may not need a SET in order to access the event. Read the following carefully to determine which group you belong to :
1) Government Delegates and UN staff members are able to enter the North Lawn building and attend side events with their UN grounds passes.
2) ECOSOC accredited NGO representatives require side event tickets (SETs) to attend side events in the North Lawn Building.
3) Other individuals (who do not have a valid UN grounds pass)may also attend side events in the NLB with a SET. We look forward to your participation.

Ticket Pickup:
The side event ticket (SET) pick up will take place on Friday 8 March 2013 from 3:00 to 5pm and Monday from 9am to 11 am at the following address: Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, 201 East 42nd Street, (675 3rd Avenue) 4th Suite# 425 New York, N.Y. 10017 Tel: 1-212-697-3612 (ask for Ms. Rina Arrieta) Fax: 1-212-697-3618

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

International Organization for Migration (IOM), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Ticket Pickup:
Confirmed guests may pick up tickets in the General Assembly lobby (side events ticket desk), on 12 March at 10:30am. Wait-listed guests may pick up extra tickets - if available - at 11:30am.

El Salvador

The impact of small arms and light weapons on the women, youths and children of Latin America and the Caribbean: Profiles of courageous women, youths and children in the region

Contact: kijamaduhu[at]gmail.comDear CSW participants: Please note that we have received wide interest in the Tanzania side event. - We will distribute the side event tickets (SETs) on a first come serve basis, so please plan on arriving early
- We will grant access to no more than two representatives from each organization
- Each organization will be given a maximum of 2 tickets to allow wide participation from various places
Please note that you may not need a SET in order to access the event. Read the following carefully to determine which group you belong to :
1) Government Delegates and UN staff members are able to enter the North Lawn building and attend side events with their UN grounds passes.
2) ECOSOC accredited NGO representatives require side event tickets (SETs) to attend side events in the North Lawn Building.
3) Other individuals (who do not have a valid UN grounds pass)may also attend side events in the NLB with a SET. We look forward to your participation.

Ticket Pickup:
Side event ticket (SET) pick up will take place on Monday, 11 March from 10am to 5pm and Tuesday, 12 March from 10am to 2 pm at the following address: Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, 201 East 42nd Street, (675 3rd Avenue) 4th floor, Suite# 425 New York, N.Y. 10017 Tel: 1-212-697-3612 (ask for Ms. Rina Arrieta) Fax: 1-212-697-3618

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences

Custodial violence against women, Side event convened by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Rashida Manjoo

13 Mar, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Conference Room B (max. capacity: 71)

Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org Thank you for your interest to the side event of the SR on violence against women, Ms. Rashida Manjoo. Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.

Contact: newyork[at]ohchr.org Thank you for your interest to the side event of the SR on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo. Please let us know the names of the colleagues in your organization who will be attending. Please include in the subject of your email the title of the side event you wish to attend.